Information Technology
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How to secure your phone without passcodesAug 08, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Passcodes are outdated. They're a pain to use, and they aren't secure when they are based on easy-to-guess digits, such as a birth date or street address. Man...
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App reviews: Packpoint, PoptileAug 08, 2014 11:00 pm - Packpoint When you're about to head out on a trip, are you the one frantically doing laundry at 3 a.m., trying to figure out, really, how many pairs of pants you ne...
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Amazon makes deals with brands in 'pay to play' strategyAug 08, 2014 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com is giving special privileges to companies that sell their wares directly through its online store, according to a new study. Companies such as...
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7 ways to create better, stronger passwordsAug 08, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — This week's news that a Russian crime ring has amassed some 1.2 billion username and password combinations makes now a good time to review ways to protect you...
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Navdy HUD is 'Google Glass on your windshield'Aug 08, 2014 11:00 pm - When you focus on your phone, you can't focus on the road. A startup company wants you to be able to do both by bringing Google Glass to your windshield. Navdy, a San Fr...
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Review: Amazon phone better for info than shoppingAug 08, 2014 11:00 pm - ANAHEIM, Calif. — My buying habits have yet to change in my nearly three weeks with Amazon's shopping-centric Fire phone. Rather, I've found the phone's Firefly scannin...
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United's app now includes passport scanning for quicker check-inAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - While 13 million customers have already downloaded the United Airlines app, they likely have found a new feature on it this week. Users can now scan their passports to c...
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Sprint names new CEO after dropping T-Mobile bidAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Sprint's new owner is replacing its longtime CEO after dropping its bid for rival wireless carrier T-Mobile US. Marcelo Claure, the CEO of Miami-based cellpho...
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Samsung, Apple agree to drop lawsuits outside U.S.Aug 06, 2014 1:01 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung and Apple Inc. have agreed to end all patent lawsuits between each other outside the U.S. in a step back from three years of legal hostiliti...
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Pandora cuts first direct deal with artistsAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Internet radio leader Pandora has come to its first direct licensing deal with artists, a wide-ranging agreement with independent label group Merlin that b...